Two year old rescued from Carroll Creek
A Frederick two year old boy fell into Carroll Creek near Sagner Avenue and was believed drowned. He was revived Monday night and flown to the University of Maryland Medical Center in Baltimore after bystanders and a man who pulled him from the water started CPR. Police and state trooper medics arrived and assisted. neighbors prayed as the operation continued.
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Carroll Creek
University of Maryland Medical Center
Baltimore
Foster M
Bowie
Sagner Avenue
Frederick City
Steve Tuel
Sagner
Tuel
Foster
Mark Gibbons
City weighs $1 million salary and benefits overhaul
Frederick plans a city wide salary and benefits survey costing about 1 million dollars for salary adjustments and study. Mayor Grimes and HR director Imelda Roberts outlined major changes including merit based recruitment, revised discipline and safety procedures, a training plan, new performance program linked to pay, and a three year military credit toward retirement. The plan also calls for more HR staff and upgraded technology with a jobline launching soon. The budget request notes 1999 funding for salary adjustments and professional fees of around 70 thousand dollars. Roberts aims to fund implementations in the upcoming budget cycle, seeking to position the city as a preferred employer.
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Jim Grimes
Imelda Roberts
Grimes
Ms. Roberts
Clude
Tary
Daniel Patton
Bobby Prescott
Ms Roberts
Dancer seeks dresser prize as she gears for worlds
Connie Phillips credits the film Titanic and its song My Heart Will Go On for inspiring her to pursue competitive dancing. In February she won gold in Pro-Am Newcomer Two Step and silver in East Coast Swing at the Atlantic Seashore Dance Competition, earning a spot in Worlds VII in San Antonio next January. She practices every Wednesday night at the Walk.
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Frederick
Rose
Ms. Phillips
San Antonio
Texas
Ms Phillips
Local dancer to compete at upcoming events after long hiatus
Ms Phillips, longtime Frederick County Western Dance Association member and former president, plans to return to competition in May and July. She trains on a weight machine to build stamina, cites East Coast Swing and two step as favorites, and notes the two step as her stronger dance.
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Frederick County Western Dance Association
Phillips
Ms Phillips
Middletown elects two incumbents and a newcomer to council
In Middletown voters returned two experienced council members and chose newcomer Daphne Gable. Jennifer Falcinelli won a four year term as top vote getter with 237 votes, Fred W. Rudy was reelected with 208 votes, Gable secured 171 votes, while Bonita Currey with 116 votes fell short. A total of 253 ballots were cast.
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Middletown
Jennifer Falcinelli
Fred W. Rudy
Daphne Gable
Bonita Currey
East er Quadruplet Lambs Born on Fritz Family Farm
Walkersville residents greet spring as the Fritz family reports the rare birth of quadruplet lambs on their farm. The event adds to the season’s bustle with local lambing joy and agricultural interest.
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Walkersville
Fritz
House delays final vote on budget in Maryland
ANNAPOLIS The House of Delegates postponed a final vote on the 16.6 billion state budget after the Senate approved the package including funds for school construction and children's health care but allowing a tax cut. The conference committee merged the House and Senate versions, adopting a lenient stance on the Child Health Insurance Program abortion rules, prompting potential defections from several delegates.
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Senate
House-Senate
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Conference Committee
Louise Snodgrass
Frederick Washington
David Brinkley
Donald Elliott
Randallstown man dies in Taneytown crash on Md. 140
A three vehicle crash on Md 140 east of Tyrone Road near Taneytown killed Randallstown resident Richard Robinson 28. An eastbound Toyota pickup crossed the center line into westbound traffic striking his Dodge Caravan. The driver Jeffrey Quante TV and a Mercury driven by Lauren Menchima were involved. Mary Robinson Diane and the couple’s children were airlifted or treated for injuries. Mary Quante and Richard Quante were listed in critical condition. Menchima was treated and released.
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Randallstown
Tyrone Road
Here
Richard Robinson
Maryland
Westminster
Jeffrey Quante
Robinson
Mercury
Lauren Menichinm
Prospect Park
Mary
Tnane
R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center
Baltimore
Mary Robinson
Quante
Diane Robinson
Lauren Menkhim
Carroll County Hospital
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